Matthew 15:11

Not what goes into the mouth defiles the man, but what comes out of the mouth—this defiles the man.”

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In The King James Version

Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

In Context

10Then summoning the crowd He said to them: “Hear and understand.

12Then His disciples came and said to Him, “Do you know that upon hearing this saying the Pharisees were offended?”

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Cross References

Matthew 12:34Brood of vipers! How can you, being malignant, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

Mark 7:15There is nothing outside a man that can defile him by going into him; rather, the things that come out of him, those are the ones that defile him.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 15:11-21

What Defileth a Man. 10 And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: 11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. 12 Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying? 13 But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. 14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead… Read the whole commentary →

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